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Apple S6

The Apple S6 is a 64-Bit dual core processor for the Apple Watch Series 6 (40 and 44mm). It integrates a GPU, 32 GB flash memory, Bluetooth 5.0, 1 GB RAM, 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 and 5 GHz WiFi and satellite positioning (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS). According to Apple the SiP has two CPU cores based on the Apple A13 and offers 20% more performance than the old Apple S5 in the Watch Series 5.

Codename	Thunder
Clock Rate	1800 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads	2 / 2
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Announcement Date	09/10/2019

Benchmarks

Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *

1807 ms (20%)

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39.4 -98%

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Marvell PXA1088

1651 -9%

Mediatek MT6582

1655 -8%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

1670 -8%

MediaTek MT6572

1679 -7%

HiSilicon Kirin 620

1680 -7%

Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+

1702 -6%

MediaTek MT8161

1713 -5%

Mediatek MT8127

1714 -5%

1785 -1%

Apple S6

1807

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230

1812 0%

Mediatek MT6737

1825 1%

Mediatek MT6737T

1861 3%

Spreadtrum SC8830

1864 3%

1867 3%

Mediatek MT6735

1871 4%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8225Q

1876 4%

Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz

1959 8%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

1979 10%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

9121 405%

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100%

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Reviews for the Apple S6 processor

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Other CPUs of the series

» AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
8x 2 GHz - 5 GHz

» AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350
8x 2 GHz - 5 GHz

» AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
6x 2 GHz - 4.8 GHz

» AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340
6x 2 GHz - 4.8 GHz

» Samsung Exynos 2400
10x 2 GHz - 3.2 GHz

» Samsung Exynos 2400e
10x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz

» Google Tensor G4
8x 1.95 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
8x 1.8 GHz - 3.2 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8400
8x 2.1 GHz - 3.25 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 9020
12x 1.6 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin T92
12x 1.6 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» Google Tensor G3
9x 1.7 GHz - 2.91 GHz

» Samsung Exynos 1580
8x 1.95 GHz - 2.9 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 9010
12x 1.55 GHz - 2.3 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8350
8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra
8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 9000
8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8x 2 GHz - 3 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 1300
8x 2 GHz - 3 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8x 2 GHz - 2.85 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 1200
8x 2 GHz - 3 GHz

» Google Tensor G2
8x 1.8 GHz - 2.85 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra
8x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 9000W
12x 1.53 GHz - 2.49 GHz

» Google Tensor
8x 1.8 GHz - 2.8 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
8x - 2.86 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 990
8x - 2.86 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G
8x 2 GHz - 2.8 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7300X
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7300
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7200
8x 2 GHz - 2.8 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 1100
8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 1000+
8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7030
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7025
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 920
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 930
8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz

» MediaTek MT8188J
8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 900
8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 820
8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz

» Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-6000G
4x 2 GHz - 3.3 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 820
8x 1.84 GHz - 2.36 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 810
8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 800
8x 2 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 820e
8x 1.84 GHz - 2.22 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 810
8x 1.88 GHz - 2.27 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 980
8x - 2.6 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz

» Broadcom BCM2712
4x 2.4 GHz

» Unisoc T9100 (T820)
8x 2.1 GHz - 2.7 GHz

» UNISOC Tangula T770
8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz

» UNISOC T8300
8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz

» Unisoc T8100 (T760)
8x 2 GHz - 2 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 700
8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz

» UNISOC T8200 (T765)
8x 2.1 GHz - 2.3 GHz

» MediaTek Dimensity 720
8x 2 GHz

» Allwinner A733
9x

» HiSilicon Kirin 970
8x 2.4 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 960
8x 2.4 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 960s
8x 2.1 GHz

» Apple A9X
2x 2.26 GHz

» Samsung Exynos W1000
5x 1.5 GHz

» UNISOC T750
8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz

» UNISOC Tangula T740
8x 1.8 GHz - 1.8 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 955
8x 2.5 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 950
8x 2.3 GHz

» UNISOC T7280 (T620)
8x 1.8 GHz - 2.2 GHz

» UNISOC T619
8x 1.8 GHz - 2.2 GHz

» UNISOC T618
8x 2 GHz - 2 GHz

» Unisoc T7255 (T616)
8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz

» Unisoc T7250 (T615)
8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz

» Unisoc T7225 (T612)
8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz

» UNISOC T610
8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz

» Unisoc T7200 (T606)
8x 1.6 GHz

» UNISOC Tangula T700
8x 1.8 GHz - 1.8 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 710
8x 2.2 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 710A
8x 2 GHz

» Apple A9
2x 1.8 GHz

» Samsung Exynos 850
8x - 2 GHz

» Apple A8X
3x 1.5 GHz

» Allwinner A523
8x 0.48 GHz - 2 GHz

» Apple A8
2x 1.4 GHz

» UNISOC SC9863A
8x 1.2 GHz - 1.6 GHz

» VIA Nano QuadCore L4700
4x 1.2 GHz - 1.46 GHz

» UNISOC Tiger T310
4x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz

» JLQ JR510
8x 1.5 GHz - 2 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 925
8x 1.8 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 920
8x 1.7 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 935
8x 2.2 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 659
8x 2.36 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 658
8x 2.35 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 655
8x 2.1 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 650
8x 2 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 930
8x 2 GHz

» Apple A7
2x 1.3 GHz

» Rockchip RK3566
4x - 2 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 620
8x 1.2 GHz

» Rockchip RK3288
4x 1.8 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1
4x 1.7 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1
4x 1.7 GHz

» MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz
4x 1.5 GHz

» Allwinner B810
4x 0.4 GHz - 1.5 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 910T
4x 1.8 GHz

» MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz
4x 1.3 GHz

» MediaTek MT8161
4x 1.3 GHz

» Rockchip RK3188
4x 1.8 GHz

» NXP i.MX 8M Mini
5x - 1.8 GHz

» Apple S9 SiP
2x 1.8 GHz

» Samsung Exynos W930
2x 1.4 GHz

» HiSilicon Kirin 910
4x 1.6 GHz

» Intel Celeron 220
1x 1.2 GHz

» AMD GX-210JA
2x 1 GHz

» Marvell Armada PXA1908
4x 1.2 GHz

» Apple S8
2x 1.8 GHz

» Apple S7
2x 1.8 GHz

» Apple S6
2x 1.8 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+
5x - 1.7 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100
4x - 1.7 GHz

» MediaTek MTK 8113T
2x 2 GHz

» Apple S5
2x

» Marvell PXA1088
4x 1.2 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100
4x - 1.2 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2500
4x - 1.2 GHz

» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100
4x - 1.2 GHz

» Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz
1x 2.8 GHz

» Texas Instruments OMAP 4470
2x 1.5 GHz

» HiSilicon k3v2 Hi3620
4x 1.2 GHz

» Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz
2x 1.5 GHz

» Renesas MP5232
2x 1.5 GHz

» Broadcom BCM21664T
2x 1.2 GHz

» Marvell PXA986
2x 1.2 GHz

» Amlogic AML8726-MX
2x 1.5 GHz

» Texas Instruments OMAP 4460
2x 1.2 GHz

» Rockchip RK3168
2x 1.2 GHz

» Broadcom BCM28155
2x 1.2 GHz

» Texas Instruments OMAP 4430
2x 1 GHz

» Apple A5x
2x 1 GHz

» Apple A5
2x 1 GHz

» Samsung Exynos W920
2x 1.18 GHz

» Samsung Exynos 9110
2x 1.15 GHz

» ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
2x 1 GHz

» ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
2x 1 GHz

» MediaTek MTK 8113L
1x 1 GHz

» NXP i.MX 6SLL
1x 1 GHz

» Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz
1x 1.2 GHz

» AllWinner A10
1x 1.2 GHz

» ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz
1x 1.2 GHz

» Apple A4
1x 1 GHz

» AllWinner A13
1x 1 GHz

» WonderMedia PRIZM WM8950
1x 1 GHz

» Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 / Exynos 3110
1x 1 GHz

» UNISOC T107
1x 1 GHz

» Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 1GHz
1x 1 GHz

» Texas Instruments OMAP 3622
1x 1 GHz

» Rockchip RK2918
1x 1 GHz

» Telechips TCC8803 1GHz
1x 1 GHz

» ZiiLABS ZMS-08
1x 1 GHz

» ARM Cortex A8 1GHz
1x 1 GHz

» Actions ACT-ATM7029
4x 1 GHz

» Loongson 2F 900MHz
1x 0.9 GHz

» CSR8670
2x 0.08 GHz

» Huawei Kirin A1
1x 0.2 GHz

» ARM Cortex-M4

» Dialog DA14697
0.1 GHz

» HiSilicon Hi6262

» ST STM32L4R9
1x 0.08 GHz

» Cypress PSoC6 MCU
2x 0.15 GHz

» ST32

» Ambiq Apollo 3.5
1x

» Ambiq Apollo 3
1x 0.1 GHz

» NXP MK26FN2M0CAC18R
1x 0.18 GHz

» DK3.5+ST
2x

» unknown

Surrounding CPUs

+ Mediatek MT6735P
4x 1 GHz

+ Mediatek MT6735M
4x 1 GHz

+ Marvell Armada PXA1908
4x 1.2 GHz

+ Apple S8
2x 1.8 GHz

+ Apple S7
2x 1.8 GHz

» Apple S6
2x 1.8 GHz

- Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+
5x - 1.7 GHz

- Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100
4x - 1.7 GHz

- Apple A6x
2x 1.4 GHz

- Intel Atom Z2580
2x 1.3 GHz - 2 GHz

- Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT
2x 1.7 GHz

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